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Top 10 Tongue Twisters in Translation

Tongue twisters are designed to be difficult to articulate, and they are nearly impossible to translate in a way that keeps the playful challenge intact. Nevertheless, they are fun to say in every language. Here is a collection of our top tongue twisters from across the globe…

(A pastry chef who made pastries at the house of a tapestry maker who made tapestries, said one day to the tapestry maker who made tapestries: is it better to make pastries at a tapestry maker’s who makes tapestries or to make tapestries at a pastry chef’s who makes pastries?)